High folic acid consumption leads to pseudo-MTHFR deficiency, altered lipid metabolism, and liver injury in mice. [PDF]
, 2015 Increased consumption of folic acid is prevalent, leading to concerns about negative consequences. The effects of folic acid on the liver, the primary organ for folate metabolism, are largely unknown.
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Food, Acid Supplementation and Drug Absorption - a Complicated Gastric Mix: a Randomized Control Trial. [PDF]
, 2019 PURPOSE:The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of food on gastric pH and the ability of over the counter betaine hydrochloride (BHCl) acid to reacidify gastric pH after food-induced elevations in gastric pH.
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Speed effects in gliding motility assays due to surface passivation, water isotope, and osmotic stress. [PDF]
, 2010 The molecular motor kinesin-1, an ATPase, and the substrate it walks along, microtubules, are vital components of eukaryotic cells. Kinesin converts chemical energy to linear motion as its two motor domains step along microtubules in a process similar to
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Antifungal Mechanism of Action of Lauryl Betaine Against Skin-Associated Fungus Malassezia restricta
Mycobiology, 2019 Betaine derivatives are considered major ingredients of shampoos and are commonly used as antistatic and viscosity-increasing agents. Several studies have also suggested that betaine derivatives can be used as antimicrobial agents.
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Synthesis of Cyclopropanes via Organoiron Methodology: Preparation of \u3cem\u3erac\u3c/em\u3e-Dysibetaine Cpa [PDF]
, 2007 The cyclopropane containing betaine, rac-dysibetaine CPa, was prepared from (1-methoxycarbonylpentadienyl)-Fe(CO)2PPh3+ by nucleophilic addition of nitromethane anion followed by oxidatively induced reductive ...
Donaldson, William A. +3 more
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Effects of phosphatidylcholine and betaine supplements on women's serum choline
Journal of Nutrition & Intermediary Metabolism, 2019 Background: Maternal phosphatidylcholine supplements have shown benefit in the development of the human fetal brain, as assessed both by newborn physiological measurements and by a related decrease in later childhood behavioral abnormalities.
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The biosynthesis and metabolism of betaines in plants. 2. The biosynthesis of glycinebetaine (betaine) in higher plants [PDF]
, 1954 Benjamin Cromwell, Scott Rennie
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Investigation of betaine as a novel psychotherapeutic for schizophreniaResearch in context
EBioMedicine, 2019 Background: Betaine is known to act against various biological stresses and its levels were reported to be decreased in schizophrenia patients. We aimed to test the role of betaine in schizophrenia pathophysiology, and to evaluate its potential as a ...
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The Identity of Trimethylhistidine (Histidine-Betaine) from Various Sources [PDF]
, 1913 George Barger, Arthur James Ewins
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Animal Nutrition, 2021 The objective of the study is to evaluate and compare the effects of betaine or glycine on carcass trait, meat quality and lipid metabolism of finishing Huan Jiang mini-pigs.
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